Black man shot dead by police in Walmart 'after he picked up a toy gun' - White woman dies as result of the fracasBEAVERCREEK, Ohio - Montgomery County Coroner's Office investigator Jim Fannin said Wednesday that John Crawford, 22, of Fairfield, was fatally shot at a Walmart in the Dayton suburb of Beavercreek. Beavercreek police said Crawford was shot around 8 p.m. after waving a rifle-type weapon around inside the store. Officers shot him after he failed to comply with verbal orders. He later died at a hospital. Authorities said Angela Williams, 37, of Fairborn, collapsed in the store as she ran from the shooting. She died due to a medical condition. - (Black-on-white)

Funeral set for woman at Walmart shooting
Viewing and funeral arrangements for a woman who collapsed and died Tuesday at a Beavercreek Walmart have been set. The viewing for Angela Williams, 37, of Fairborn, will be Monday from 5-8 p.m. at Belton-Stroup Funeral Home on Dayton Yellow Springs Road. The funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m., also at Belton-Stroup Funeral Home. Co-workers remembered her as a nurse “who went above and beyond.” The Greene County Coroner’s office confirmed that Williams died Tuesday. According to a release from the office, “She was apparently running from a dangerous situation inside the Walmart store when she collapsed. She was taken to Soin Medical Center where she died at 9:14 p.m.”

Huntsville Police Arrest Black Man in May 2013 Murder of 2 White BrothersHUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Huntsville Police have arrested a suspect in the year-old murder of two brothers at a local church. Louis Anthony Jackson and Terry Bradford Jackson were found dead at the West Huntsville United Methodist Church on 9th Avenue on May 21, 2013. Police say they received new information earlier this year that led them to identify Richard Burgin, Jr. as a suspect. They said they found evidence that confirmed he is responsible for the crimes, and obtained a warrant charging Burgin with capital murder. Burgin was already in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections. The Madison County Court ordered him to be brought back here to face the charge. - (Black-on-white)

Black Pleasantville man arrested in murder of White woman whose remains were found in suitcaseA Pleasantville man has been charged with murder in connection with a woman whose remains were found in a suitcase in a wooded area behind the former Shore Mall in Egg Harbor Township. Steven Stallworth, 27, who lives in Noah's Landing, was arrested Tuesday morning, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain said. Tara Rogers-Alicea's body was discovered inside a suitcase by an off-duty Margate police sergeant Jan. 5. The 30-year-old Gloucester County woman was identified through tattoos. She was asphyxiated through strangulation, according to the autopsy. - (Black-on-white)

UPDATE: One Black Arrested In Pemberton Drive Murder Of White ManSALISBURY, Md. - Police say they have made an arrest in connection to fatal Salisbury home invasion, that happened in April. Maryland State Police say 35-year-old Paul Tatem, of Quantico, has been indicted and charged with first and second degree murder, two counts of armed robbery, two counts of robbery, two counts of first and second degree assault, attempted first and second degree murder, first degree burglary, theft between $1,000 and $10,000, two counts of wearing/carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and felon in possession of a firearm. The charges stem from an April 16th incident, where 72-year-old Donald Mariner was found dead in his home on Pemberton Drive. His housemate, a 50-year-old man, had also been assaulted during the apparent home invasion. Autopsy results apparently showed that Mariner was murdered and died from blunt force injuries. Mariner's housemate survived the alleged attack. Police say the investigation into this murder and assault is on-going, and more arrests are possible. - (Black-on-white)

BRYAN — A Central Texas jury on Wednesday ordered McDonald’s to pay $27 million in actual damages to the families of two teenagers killed in a car accident while en route to a hospital after a fight outside the fast-food restaurant. In a statement, McDonald’s said it will appeal the verdict. A release from the attorney representing the families of 18-year-old Denton James Ward of Flower Mound and 19-year-old Lauren Bailey Crisp of Dripping Springs said McDonald’s lax security led to their deaths in 2012 in College Station. The two were with another couple when they stopped at the restaurant. The young men were beaten by a mob in the parking lot. Their girlfriends tried to get them to a hospital but the driver ran a red light and was hit by a pickup, killing Crisp. The release says evidence at the trial showed police were called more than 20 times to break up fights at the restaurant in the year leading up to the incident. The families believed McDonald’s should have provided better security at the restaurant. Witnesses testified that Ward died in the parking lot after being kicked and stomped on by as many as 20 attackers, according to the release. McDonald’s maintained that Ward died in the car wreck that followed, and that the company wasn’t responsible for the teens’ safety. One of the attackers was sentenced to 90 days in jail for assaulting Ward’s male friend. No other arrests were made. - (Black-on-white)

Man arrested in Feb. 18 assault - Jul 23, 2014 Nine months after two Blinn students died and a Flower Mound teen was seriously injured in a College Station car wreck, police arrested a man they said was involved in assaulting at least one of the passengers minutes before the wreck. The Feb. 18 accident happened as four friends -- two women, two men -- were en route to an emergency room after one of the men was seriously wounded minutes earlier at a fast-food restaurant near Texas A&M. In a rush to get her friend medical care, driver Samantha Bean, 20, ran a red light on Texas Avenue at Holleman Drive and was struck by a truck that had a green light at the intersection, police said. Passengers Denton Ward, an 18-year-old Flower Mound resident, and Dripping Springs resident Lauren Bailey Crisp, 19, died at the scene. Another passenger, Tanner Giesen, 19, suffered major injuries in the 2:30 a.m. wreck. Bean received minor injuries. Giesen later told police that he and Ward were assaulted by a man who hit him in the eye and kicked him in the chest, police reports state. Witnesses to the incident at McDonalds off University Drive confirmed to police that Marcus Jemal Jones was the person who injured Giesen, meanwhile, the 22-year-old admitted that he did so, according to court documents filed by a College Station detective.

White woman, 74, has wallet stolen when black couple offer ride in rain, police say OCALA, Fla. —A local woman is swindled out of her wallet when an apparent good Samaritan offered her a ride. Josephine Lupo, 74, was angry to the point of tears describing how she became a victim of credit card fraud. "I had to call everybody," Lupo said. She said it was a giant hassle to deal with the identity theft. On July 5, Lupo was walking to her car in the Walmart parking lot at 4980 East Silver Springs Blvd. when a woman approached and offered Lupo a ride from her husband to her car. Lupo had her purse and wallet when she got in the vehicle, but a short time after the woman and her husband dropped Lupo off the senior citizen realized her wallet was missing. "Bad! Very bad. I would not do that to anyone. I would not do that to anybody," Lupo said. While police try to figure that out, big developments came in the case. A woman who was not involved in giving Lupo a ride tried to use the stolen American Express and Macy's cards. She bought high-priced weaves at the Looking Good beauty supply store. - (Black-on-white)

Black man who killed white prostitute, spit on corpse pleads guiltyGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The man police say strangled a woman and spit on her body after dumping it along Plaster Creek on the city's Southeast Side pleaded guilty to the August, 2013 slaying.. Today's surprise plea by Demarco Marquis Carnegie comes the same day his jury trial for open murder and armed robbery was to begin in Kent County Circuit Court. The 28-year-old Kentwood man faces life in prison when sentenced September 3. Because of the guilty plea, prosecutors will drop an armed robbery charge Carnegie faced for a gas station hold-up. Carnegie admitted to killing Marie Nettles a year ago this week and dumping her body along Plaster Creek. Investigators say he picked up Nettles, a prostitute, for sex the evening of Aug. 7. Her body was found about 7:45 a.m. the next day. Police say after having sex with Nettles, Carnegie strangled her and dragged her naked body along the trail, where it was found in undergrowth. Police found a shoe print and Carnegie's DNA on the woman's body, including a spit mark on her thigh. - (Black-on-white)

Sheriff: Black man arrested 21 years after killing Spanaway babysitterSPANAWAY, Wash. -- Thanks to the persistence of the victim's family and a young witness, the man suspected of killing a Spanaway babysitter in 1993 was finally arrested Thursday in Florida. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, Linda Robinson was stabbed multiple times inside her apartment while babysitting a 7-year-old girl and 6-month-old baby, who were sleeping in another room. A pot left on the stove set off the apartment's fire alarm, waking up the children. The 7-year-old girl found Robinson's body and ran to a neighbor for help. The Sheriff's Office was unable to find whoever was responsible for Robinson's murder. In October, the DNA was matched with James Mitchell, a childhood neighbor and schoolmate of Robinson, according to the Sheriff's Office. Mitchell is a felon with convictions for drugs, stealing cars, sexual assault, armed robbery and more.

Black cop busted for promising to help recruit in exchange for sexA sleazy NYPD cop who ​allegedly ​offered to fast-track a female recruit’s job application in exchange for her panties, $1,000 and sex has been indicted on bribery charges. Delfin Lantigua, 34, allegedly contacted the NYPD applicant on Facebook in February, telling her he would expedite her hiring process — for a price. The woman, who contacted police, wore a wire when she met Lantigua, a nine-year officer, at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Brooklyn on March 11. During the meeting, Lantigua, who lives in Kensington, demanded sex from the woman, $1,000 and her panties, law enforcement sources said.

Man accused of sexually assaulting young relativeA man was ordered held Saturday on $250,000 bail after he was accused of sexually assaulting an underage female relative and threatened to kill her if she told anyone. Pollock Rush, 43, of the 7400 block of South Harvard Avenue, assaulted the girl three times when she was 13 and again when she was 14 at her home, between June 2009 and Fall 2010, according to Assistant State’s Attorney Glendon Runk.

Black East Pennsboro Twp. man accused of raping girl, police sayAn East Pennsboro Township man has been charged with rape, after police said he was accused of forcing himself on a young girl. Michael Angelo Dixon Jr., 29, of the 1300 block of Third Street, also is charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a person younger than 16, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors and sexual assault.

Man awaiting rape trial arrested in Hoover's Ross Bridge break-ins HOOVER, Alabama - U.S. Marshals and Hoover police captured a 19-year-old Lipscomb man suspected of breaking in to two homes in Hoover's Ross Bridge community while the residents were home. Elijah Robtez Gaines was taken into custody late Wednesday in the 6800 block of Grasselli Road in Fairfield. Gaines is already awaiting trials on unrelated charges of rape and receiving stolen property. Police said they suspect Gaines had at least one accomplice, and possibly more. They have not yet been arrested.

Black Man Pleads Not Guilty in New Jersey Cheerleader iPhone Slay A northern New Jersey man charged with killing a high school cheerleader over an iPhone has pleaded not guilty to murder and other crimes. Andre Fields appeared Wednesday in state Superior Court in Newark. The 31-year-old Irvington resident is charged with killing 17-year-old Cheyanne Bond on June 29.

Four charged in connection with 'grandparent scam,' Pa. Attorney General's Office saysFour people, including three from the Philadephia area, have been charged in connection with a scam that targeted elderly victims throughout the country to steal thousands of dollars in a "Grandparent Scam," Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced today. The scammers allegedly stole at least $162,600 and are accused of attempting to steal approximately $37,325 more. One victim alone, a woman from Texas, was allegedly defrauded out of $64,900, according to the attorney general's office. "Today, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shut down a scam that's as sinister as it is pervasive," Kane said in a press release. Those charged today face two counts of corrupt organizations and one count each of criminal conspiracy, identity theft and theft by deception for their role in the scheme, and include: Spencer Compas, 29, of Philadelphia Witson Lavilette, 38, of Philadelphia; Johanne Wesh, 37, of Abington, Montgomery County Kens Wesh, 38, Brooklyn, New York

Court documents reveal details in brutal Excelsior Springs attackEXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO - A woman helped save her own life after she was brutally attacked inside her Excelsior Springs home. Court documents reveal that the woman woke up in her bed to an attacker stabbing her in the chest and shoulder. "With all of the cuts and blood, it is amazing that she did make it to the front door," neighbor Tammy Peach said. The attack started about 8 a.m. on March 10. "She has to live with that fear every day and see the scars on her face. Her children have to see that," Peach said. Newly released court documents detail how the woman fought her attacker for control of the weapon described as a hatchet or ax. The fight spilled out into the hallway. She tried to run through her kitchen to her front door. Police say Johnson continued to hit her with the weapon, tried to choke her out and bashed a glass bowl over her head. Once she managed to get near her front door, the 43-year-old woman gripped onto the outside of her house while she screamed for help. Police say 15-year-old Desmond L. Johnson yanked her by her hair to try to get her back inside.

Police: Suspect Sought In Center City Robbery, Aggravated AssaultPhiladelphia Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted in connection with a reported robbery and aggravated assault in Center City. Police say 47-year-old Kenneth Todd is wanted by the Special Victims Unit for his alleged involvement in a residential robbery and aggravated assault that occurred on July 25 on the 1300 block of Pine Street. Police say there is a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of Todd.

5 Arrested In Robbery Of More Than $181K From Caesars CasinoATLANTIC CITY – An investigation by the New Jersey State Police Casino Gaming Bureau resulted in the arrest of five suspects in connection with an armed robbery at Caesars Hotel and Casino. The suspects, identified as Izyiah Plummer, 19, of Atlantic City, Dwayne Morgan, 20, of Pleasantville, Aaron Evans, 23, of Pleasantville, Monique Kelly, 19, of Pleasantville, and Lance Rogers, 20, of Atlantic City, were arrested over the past several days.

Father of Caesars Casino Robbery Suspect Shoots State Trooper: Police
The father of a suspect in the armed robbery of the Caesars Casino was arrested after he allegedly shot a Delaware State Trooper who was executing a search warrant. John Greenlee, 50, is charged with reckless endangerment and other related offenses. Officials say the troopers were searching for 21-year-old Nathaniel Greenlee, who lives at the home. Greenlee has active warrants due to his alleged connection to the armed robbery of the Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey back on July 21.

Myers Middle teacher dismissed over nude photo incidentMyers Middle School teacher Lekeshia Jones was fired Wednesday on the grounds that her insubordination and cellphone irresponsibility resulted in students circulating nude photos of her. The Savannah-Chatham school board voted 8 to 1 to terminate Jones after district officials described the drama that ensued after Jones twice left her cellphone unattended in her classroom.

Border Patrol arrests black African man accused of war crimesHOULTON, Maine -- U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man Sunday along the Maine-Canadian border who allegedly committed crimes against humanity and violated the war crimes act. Agents from the Houlton Station responded to a citizen's report Sunday of a suspicious person walking near the international border in the Houlton area. While there, the Border Patrol said an agent found a man matching the citizen's description. During questioning, the agent learned the man, 42-year-old Jean Léonard Teganya, was from Rwanda and had entered the U.S. illegally by simply walking over the border, without federal inspection, said Customs and Border Patrol. The agent then took Teganya into custody for processing in violation if entry without inspection. - (Invasion!)

Brian Terry shooting: 7th suspect charged in border agent's deathTUCSON, Ariz. – A seventh suspect in the 2010 killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been charged in the slaying that is at the center of a scandal over a botched U.S. gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious. Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Rosario Rafael Burboa-Alvarez faces charges of first-degree murder and other crimes. He is already in custody for immigration-related crimes. Burboa-Alvarez is accused of assembling the armed crew that was supposed to steal marijuana from smugglers when they encountered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry and others on Dec. 14, 2010. - (Invasion!)

State Suspends License of OB/GYN (with foreign name) After FondlingThe state has suspended the medical license of a northwestern Pennsylvania gynecologist who is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to fondling a patient and a woman who worked for him. The Bradford Era reports that 51-year-old Dr. Abaz Sosic, of Bradford, faces nearly two years' probation when he's sentenced Sept. 18, subject to an earlier plea agreement.

Obama 'Decimated' the Constitution: NJ Officer's Comment Probed
A New Jersey police officer is under investigation after he was videotaped making comments about President Barack Obama and the Constitution. Part-time Officer Richard Recine was called to the Helmetta town hall Monday because resident Steve Wronko was seen recording video. Wronko insisted he had a constitutional right to make the recording.

(Demon spawn 'on pills') black boy, 12, charged in White 9-year-old’s murder - lured to park - stabbed in back repeatedlyKENTWOOD, Mich. — As he sat in court, charged with stabbing a 9-year-old boy to death at a playground, 12-year-old Jamarion Lawhorn looked more like an 8-year-old. He is tiny, but he wore shackles on his hands and feet, as his mom put her hand on his shoulder. On Tuesday, Lawhorn became the youngest person ever charged with murder in Kent County history, and among the youngest ever in Michigan. He’s charged with open murder for the death of 9-year-old Michael “Conner” Verkerke. It was just Monday at the Pinebrook Village Mobile Home Park that Lawhorn asked three boys he didn’t know — including Conner — if they wanted to go play with him at the playground, the mother of one of those boys said. “There were three boys at that park, he picked a random one,” said Tiffany Armijo, whose 9-year-old son witnessed the stabbing of his best friend. Lawhorn pulled a knife out of the sand and started stabbing Conner in the back. Police said it was a kitchen knife and that Conner was stabbed repeatedly. “It was random, there was no reason, it wasn’t provoked, they weren’t fighting, there was no words exchanged, it was just malicious,” Armijo said. Conner reached his home and collapsed. Lawhorn ran to a nearby house and called 911 himself, said he had taken pills, had stabbed somebody and wanted to die. - (Black-on-white)

White man killed in Harford home invasion was robbed and murdered by three black suspects, police say The man shot to death in a home invasion in the Street area of northern Harford County early Monday was robbed of money during a struggle with three men, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. Thomas Richard Anderson, 38, who lived in the home in the 1200 block of Trappe Road, died at the scene after being shot several times in the upper torso, according to the Sheriff's Office. The men suspected of fatally shooting Anderson were still at large late Tuesday afternoon. The Sheriff's Office said in a statement Tuesday that the intruders were three black men who had their faces partly covered and were wearing nondescript clothing. At least two of them were armed with handguns. Anderson struggled with the intruders and was shot several times, according to the Sheriff's Office. During the confrontation, which occurred around 1 a.m., one of the assailants also struck another family member in the head while demanding money, the Sheriff's Office said. The family member refused medical treatment. The Sheriff's Office said previously that family members in addition to Anderson were present in the home in other rooms when the attack occurred. Investigators have not said how many people were in the home or what their specific relationship was to Anderson. The intruders fled the scene in an unknown direction "with a small amount of money." - (Black-on-white)

Man’s Hi-Def Home Surveillance Helps Nab 5 Black Armed Robbers - that kidnapped a White womanMINNEAPOLIS — The chilling kidnapping and robbery of a young woman in Minneapolis was captured on high-definition surveillance cameras. It happened early last Tuesday morning in south Minneapolis. In the video, you can see a woman walking with two of the suspects down Lyndale Avenue. Look closely, and you can see she is in a headlock. The taller suspect is carrying her purse, and a closeup shows he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a handgun. At the moment we first see the 24-year-old woman, she had already been forced to walk for two blocks. At one point, a man emerges and appears to hand the suspects something. He is the alleged lookout. Moments later, we see the lookout cutting across a yard, which triggers a homeowner’s alarm. A car with two men is waiting in an alley. Its license plate is clearly captured. The woman is last seen with one suspect, who then makes her turn around before he runs to the car. The suspect holding the purse is smiling as he gets in, and they speed off. The video was captured by a surveillance system on the home of a 74-year-old 3M retiree who, for 20 years, has used cameras to keep his home and neighborhood safe. - (Black-on-white)

Black female punches White man who helped with child found in hot carKANSAS CITY, MO - A group of strangers stepped in when they saw a child left in a hot car while the child's mother shopped and now the mother has been charged with second-degree child endangerment, a misdemeanor. One woman who didn't want to be identified said she and others spotted the little girl in the car and, when they couldn't tell if the child was sleeping or unconscious, she and others sprang into action. A report from the Kansas City, MO, Police Department said officers were called to the Game Stop, located just southeast of Interstate 29 and Missouri Route 152, about 7 p.m. Monday. When they got to the area, police were called to the nearby Chipotle where they were told people were fighting. Tiquana S. Pasco, 29, was found yelling near the front door that someone had her daughter, but police say she was belligerent and didn't follow orders from them. When the witnesses walked back into Chipotle, they said Pasco followed them and pushed and hit Welch who got between her and the woman holding her little girl, demanding that they return her. Pasco also punched Jeremy Welch and tore his shirt. - (Black-on-white)

3 Mangonia Park murder victims were teenagers - one white female and two black malesPALM BEACH GARDENS — Randy Chapman repeatedly warned his 19-year-old daughter about the company she was keeping. “I did my damnest to try to steer her away from that crowd, but she was 19 and she wanted to do what she wanted to do,” Chapman said Tuesday. On Monday, Carley Nicole Chapman was found shot to death at the Hampton Court Apartments in Mangonia Park. Two other teenagers — Martavious Brown and Se’sawn Danford, both 17 — were found by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies in the residence. Brown was dead and Danford died later at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach. The sheriff’s office has not offered any details about a shooter. Chapman said his daughter, a graduate of Palm Beach Gardens High School, had moved into the Mangonia Park apartment about a month ago with a boyfriend he knows only as “Face.” “Face” is a “gangster kid” and a “bad seed” who was not in the apartment at the time of the shooting, Chapman said. “She was just in love with the wrong guy,” Chapman said. “And she was at the wrong place at the wrong time. It’s terrible, man. Too young, too soon to die.” "For the past three months, I talked to her about who she was hanging around with,” Chapman said. Carley Chapman’s stepmother — Paula Stewart — said her stepdaughter was a good friend of a boy killed in a shooting during a Sweet 16 celebration at the Riviera Beach city marina that left two teenagers dead and six others injured.

Black policeman, wife accused of sexually assaulting underage family member - arrested on child-sex chargesCHARLOTTE, N.C. — A police officer and his wife were arrested Wednesday on sex charges, and the officer has been placed on unpaid administrative leave pending the outcome of the case. Officer Reginald K. Harris, 42, of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department here was arrested on nine sex charges — three counts of first-degree sex offense, three counts of indecent liberties with a minor and three counts of crimes against nature — police said. Dia Harris, 40, of Charlotte faces 12 charges: three counts of felony child abuse, three counts of indecent liberties with a minor, three counts of crime against nature and three counts of first-degree sex offense. He and his wife were booked into Mecklenburg County Jail.

Sketch of (black) East Bay child sex assault suspect releasedThe San Leandro Police Department is seeking the public’s help in apprehending a man suspected of sexually assaulting a young girl at an apartment complex pool over the weekend. The victim was with her family at the Lakeside Village Apartment Complex pool on the 3000 block of Waterfall Way about 4:30 p.m. Saturday when she went to use a recreation center bathroom, police said. The man didn’t live at the complex, police said, and may have been visiting a resident or could have followed someone through a locked door. He attacked the girl in the bathroom, but fled before police arrived.

Black Brooklyn groper caught in photo by teen victimA plucky 13-year-old girl managed to snap a photo of a creep who groped her on a Brooklyn street corner, officials said. The girl was at Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway at 9 p.m. on June 4 when the suspect began making advances, police said. The teen brushed off the man, but he allegedly followed her into a store and pulled her back out out. The predator then began touching the girl’s breast and buttocks, police said. She ran back into the store and this time snapped a picture as he followed her, cops said. A worker kicked him out.

City police: Black Corning man masturbated in Denison Park A South Corning man is facing charges after police say he exposed himself and masturbated in Denison Park. City police say Ruben L. Bailey Jr., 33, of 25 Tuxill Ave., is charged with two counts of public lewdness, a misdemeanor. On July 13, according to police, a citizen alerted officers that they had observed a man masturbating near the pedestrian tunnel by the pool in Denison Park. Officers investigated but no suspect was located. At approximately 10 a.m. Saturday, a 911 caller reported a man exposing himself and masturbating in the same location. Witness reports from both incidents led to the arrest of Bailey on Wednesday morning.

Black Man Charged In 2006 Gang Rape In HollywoodFT LAUDERDALE – Forensic evidence has reportedly linked a man to the rape of a woman in Hollywood eight years ago. DNA has reportedly linked 27-year old Anthony Samuel to the gang rape of a woman in 2006. Samuel appeared in bond court Wednesday on a charge of sexual battery. Bond was set at $7,500.00. Samuel’s wife attended the proceeding.

Deputies: Boss Died After Being Punched By Man He FiredOrangeburg, SC -- Orangeburg County deputies have arrested a man they say killed his former employer last Saturday. Terrance Gerome Davis, 37, was arrested on Monday in the death of 65- year-old Vernon Thompson. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says deputies were contacted on Saturday, August 2 at 2:30 p.m. in regards to an assault victim that arrived at the Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. According to officials, Thompson told deputies that Davis punched him after he fired him from his Whaley Street business. Thompson was transported to Palmetto Health Richland, where he later died Sunday morning. The Orangeburg County Coroner's Office says Thompson died from blunt force injury to the head. Authorities says the investigation indicates that Davis struck Thompson in the head twice.

Boyfriend of woman strangled in Upper Darby arrested in FloridaUPPER DARBY — The township man sought by police in connection with his girlfriend’s death last week is behind bars in Florida after turning up at a Jacksonville police station in the dead woman’s car. Deschae Lowry, 38, of the 7000 block of Emerson Avenue, is being held on charges of driving under the influence in Jacksonville, Fla. According to Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood, Lowry drove up to the police station in Florida covered in blood Sunday morning. Lowry’s on-again, off-again girlfriend, Masako Griffin, 38, was found dead in the couple’s home Sunday morning. Griffin’s sister had called police after not hearing from her for several days. On Monday, an autopsy showed Griffin had been strangled to death. Chitwood said Upper Darby police are investigating Lowry for the murder.

Jury recommends life for McTear in 'baby-throwing' murder trial - suspect's black family appeared to intimidate jurorsTAMPA, FL - The jury has recommended life in prison with no possibility of parole for Richard McTear. The verdict was handed down nearly two hours after deliberations began in the penalty phase of the murder trial. Plenty of drama filled a Tampa courtroom on Tuesday during the penalty phase of McTear's murder trial as defense attorneys argued to save their client's life and keep him off death row. Before court even started, four jurors claimed that they were followed and nearly intimidated by McTear's family as the jury left for the day on Monday. Jurors describe the situation as a "stand off" and said they were "uneasy" and "uncomfortable" as McTear's family seemed to loiter in a parking garage.

Brave black teen testifies against dad in black mom’s stabbing death
A Brooklyn teen broke down in tears Tuesday as he told a court about the horrifying night when his raging father allegedly smashed through a door and stabbed his mom to death as she begged for her life. “I pulled my mom into the bedroom and closed the door because I was trying to protect her,” testified Noah Roberts, who was just 13 years old when his unemployed dad, Eustachio Roberts, 58, attacked his mom, Maritza Jolliffe, 53. The 17-year-old described a scene ripped straight from the Jack Nicholson horror flick “The Shining.”

Black Berks County School Employee Accused Of Body Slamming Student Multiple TimesREADING, Pa. – Officials in Berks County say an employee at a school in Reading has been accused of physically assaulting a student and his co-worker accused of trying to cover up the incident. On Apr. 24, 2014, the 14-year-old victim was reportedly in class at the Paramount Academy, “an educational facility for students in grades six through 12 that require therapeutic needs that cannot otherwise be efficiently provided for in a traditional education environment,” when he was allegedly physically assaulted by 34-year-old Ismael Seals, a “behavioral specialist” at the school. Police say Teresa A. Bivens was teaching the class while Seals was in the classroom to supervise students. At that time, students were reportedly being loud, so Seals told them to quiet down and said the next person who spoke would get “body slammed” through the door.

Ex-Obama aide pays $18K in back taxes to prove he lives in NYA candidate for the state Assembly in The Bronx has refiled five years worth of tax returns — and is coughing up $18,000 in back taxes — in an attempt to prove he has been a resident of New York since 2009. Michael Blake, a former campaign aide to President Obama, struggled to prove that he lives in the borough after the Bronx Democratic Party challenged his candidacy Tuesday in Bronx Supreme Court.

Marion Barry racked up $2,800 in unpaid tickets before Saturday night crashMarion Barry, the former mayor and current D.C. Council member, has racked up more than $2,800 in unpaid parking and speeding tickets on his Jaguar since 2012, according to city records. The Washington Post reviewed the records on the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles Web site Monday, two days after Barry (D-Ward 8) was cited for numerous violations after a late-night collision on Pennsylvania Avenue SE.

(Black) Son of (black) U.S. Rep Charged With FraudChaka Fattah Jr., the son of Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah, was released on $50,000 bail Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the morning, Fattah Jr. turned himself into federal authorities. The federal indictment unsealed Tuesday accuses Fattah Jr. of lying about his income to obtain more than $200,000 in business loans he then spent on personal expenses, gambling debts at Sugarhouse Casino and legal fees. A 32-page indictment charges Fattah Jr. with 23 counts including wire fraud, bank fraud, tax fraud and filing false statements over a period of time from 2005 to 2012.

Black Man Took Young Children With Him During BurglaryDEERFIELD BEACH — The Broward Sheriff’s Office said they’ve arrested a suspected thief who took two young children with him during his crime. BSO said AJ Bryant faces a total of six charges including two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child. Investigators said Bryant and his two teenage nephews, ages 16 and 15, stole appliances from two vacant homes in Deerfield Beach on Monday morning. But BSO said the trio didn’t know a witness was watching the crime unfold.

Black Chesterfield Woman Arrested for Revenge Porn PostHENRICO COUNTY, Va. - A Chesterfield woman is facing charges after posting nude pictures of another female online. Crystal Cherry is facing six misdemeanor charges for dissemination of an image. Henrico Police say that they took a report on July 17 from the adult female victim who advised that a female acquaintance (Cherry) had posted inappropriate pictures of her on social media. This case is particularly interesting because of the recently enacted Revenge Porn law, which went into effect on the first of July - only two days before Crystal Cherry posted the incriminating photos. Criminal charges would not have been filed had Cherry posted before the new law took effect.

Hispanic creep accused of raping 20-year-old virgin writes error-riddled apologyA man accused of brutally raping a waitress in her Washington Heights apartment last July penned a pathetic, error-riddled apology letter to his victim claiming he’s not a bad person, according to Manhattan court papers released Tuesday. “I’m very sorry for what happened. I don’t know on my mind if I hadded a strong heart this would never would have happen,” scrawled Jean Rodriguez, 23, in a twisted missive to the pretty 20-year-old virgin he viciously raped in her apartment July 15. “My life suck and I am stuck on drugs I not a bad person.” …the devil drag me down…

Indian couple arrested in US; charged with abusing daughter
The preteen’s weight dropped to 58 pounds as her father and stepmother inflicted horrific beatings and locked her in a bedroom without food or water for 20 months, authorities charge. Her father, Rajesh Ranot, 46, and stepmother, Sheetal Ranot, 31, were charged with assault and child endangerment. Mr. Ranot was also charged with unlawful imprisonment.

Bleeding liberal female British journalism student gang-raped in Calais - likely by illegal immigrants
The woman was reporting on illegal immigration from France to Britain and police believe the attack was carried by some of the men she intended to write about in the northern France port. Detectives described the attack as being of a "particularly brutal nature". Some 100 would-be immigrants to Britain were rounded up by a force of French riot police and are being questioned as potential witnesses. Most of the would-be immigrants claimed to be from Iraq, Afghanistan, or the Middle East, although police believe many were from eastern Europe and the Balkans. - (UK)

A Billion Passwords Have Been Stolen. Here’s What to Do Now
The New York Times is reporting that a computer security firm has found evidence that a Russian cybercrime gang has stolen some 1.2 billion Internet passwords and user names. At this point, we don’t know which sites the passwords are connected to. But given the size of the possible theft, this is something you should take time to respond to as soon as you can, by updating your passwords and making sure they are secure.

Korean man accused of murder says gal pal made up story to save her marriageAn architect arrested for plotting to shoot up a high-end Soho design firm says his married ex-lover made up the whole story so he wouldn’t tell her husband about their tryst. Kon Jang — whose Manhattan trial starts Monday — told The Post that then-gal pal Sodam Ha said he was “planning a mass shooting at work” in April in the hopes that he’d be fired and sent back to Korea. “What he’s guilty of is having an affair with a married woman,’’ Myerowitz said. “He is here on a work visa, and she probably figured the easiest way to get rid of him is to get him fired: He doesn’t have a sponsor and he gets sent back to Korea.”

Black man pleads guilty to murdering White deputy U.S. marshalRALEIGH, WAKE COUNTY - A man has pleaded guilty to murdering a sheriff's deputy who also served as a deputy U.S. marshal. Lamont Deshawn Byrd (pictured left), 21, pleaded guilty Monday in Raleigh to one count of first-degree murder of an officer of the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas G. Walker. Byrd killed Warren Basco "Sneak" Lewis (pictured right) --a deputy with the Nash County Sheriff's Office and a special deputy U.S. marshal-- on June 9, 2011, investigators said. According to investigators, Byrd, Kion Tyearl Dail and two other juveniles shot Thomas Terrell Hinton in the chest on June 2, 2011 in Kinston, killing the victim. The suspects then allegedly stole the victim's bicycle. - (Black-on-white)

Black Stuttgart shooting suspect pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of White man walking his dogThe 17-year-old suspect in a fatal shooting in Stuttgart pleaded not guilty Monday. Arthur L. Hicks Jr. of Stuttgart was led into the Arkansas County Circuit Court courtroom in Stuttgart shortly after 1 p.m. Monday shackled at the feet and in handcuffs. He walked in with two other inmates with Hicks the only prisoner wearing the blue Arkansas County Juvenile Detention Center issued clothing. Hicks will be tried as an adult. Hicks is charged with capital murder. The original charge of first-degree battery was no longer relevant after shooting victim Ray Daniel Ruffin, 20, died. The shooting took place at approximately 5:21 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, near the residence of 1311 S. Maple St. while Ruffin was out walking his dog. - (Black-on-white)

Shotgun-toting black thieves rob White Kansas City park patronsKANSAS CITY, MO - Authorities are investigating after thieves toting a shotgun robbed a group of park patrons. "I cannot believe that something like this would happen here," Jacqueline Smith said about having a shotgun pointed at her head. Kansas City police were called about 10:45 p.m. Sunday to Brookside Park at East 57th and McGee streets on a robbery. Police say five people in the park were robbed. When officers arrived they found two separate groups who had been robbed by four teens. Police said one of suspects pulled out a shotgun and told the victims to get on the ground. The thieves then stole more than $1,000 worth of valuables, including jewelry, clothing and purses. Smith said she and her friends were about 30 feet from the vehicle when the robbers "came up to us with big shotguns." Emilia Marsh was terrified as they pointed shotguns at them and ordered them to hand over their valuables. "It was scary. One of them came up to me and said, 'What's your phone password?' with a gun pointed right at me," Marsh said. One of the men was hit by a robber demanding access to his vehicle. - (Black-on-white)

The creepy text messages a White mother says her son receives from black stranger A mother said police initially refused to investigate a man who she says is sending creepy texts to her son. Stefanie Fisk said her 12-year-old son has been receiving strange, creepy, and random texts from a man more than twice his age. Fisk said her son initially though it was from a relative, but she became worried when the man began to ask more personal questions. According to Fisk, the man asked her son to meet and buy alcohol. After that text was sent, Fisk said she called the number back. “He mentioned he was a 30-year-old black man who is doing great and he does this and that even though I’m just trying to figure out why you were on the phone with my son,” Fisk said. - (Black-on-white)

Black minister charged with homosexual rape of a young boyKINSTON - An employee of the Lenoir County Boys and Girls Clubwho is also a minister of a New Bern church has been arrested for sex crimes with a child. Telas Ray Staten, 39, of 606 Mitchell St., Kinston, was taken into custody Monday night by the Kinston Department of Public Safety and charged with three felony counts of statutory sexual offense, indecent liberties with a child and crimes against nature. The KDPS arrest report revealed the alleged victim was a male between the ages of 13-15. KDPS Commander Tim Dilday said his department received a call at 1 p.m., Monday, about the alleged charges and officers visited Staten’s home. After an interview with Staten, he was arrested.

Alleged 'HIV' Serial Rapist ChargedAn alleged serial rapist, who reportedly mocked one victim by saying he gave her the sexually transmitted disease HIV, is off the streets of Philadelphia. Ian Gabriel, 23, has been linked to four alleged assaults over the past three years, police say. He was arrested on July 9 after police say he raped a juvenile at an Oxford Circle barber shop, where he was employed part-time, two days before. Following his arrest, Special Victims Unit detectives ran Gabriel's DNA through a database where it was a match for two rapes in 2012, officials said. The first happened on Feb. 15, 2012 in the Kensington section of the city. Then, about six months later in nearby Frankford, police say Gabriel struck again. In that case, detectives say the man beat the female victim in the head and face. The injuries were so severe, detectives at the time said she was almost unrecognizable. He then ended the alleged assault by taunting her saying "Ha-ha, I just gave you HIV," according to police.

Police arrest black man who duct-taped women, assaulted mother, robbed homeFREMONT, Calif. — A suspect believed to be the masked man who broke into a Fremont home Sunday, bound a mother and daughter and robbed them at gunpoint while sexually assaulting the mother was arrested shortly after the crime, Fremont police said. Jamala Morris, 34, was arrested at about 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Police said that evidence linking him to the crimes was found inside his Fremont home and that he admitted his involvement to investigators. He is believed to have been the masked man armed with a short-barreled shotgun who hid inside a woman's bedroom in the 41200 block of Paseo Padre Parkway early Sunday morning. When that woman came home with her mother, she went into her bedroom and Morris allegedly assaulted her and used duct tape to bind her hands behind her back and cover her mouth, police said. Her mother heard her struggling and came into the room, and Morris allegedly threatened the mother with the shotgun and bound her as well, police said. The suspect took the mother to a different room, sexually assaulted her and demanded money, police said.

Woman abducted by black man she met near Galveston barA woman visiting Galveston over the weekend said she was kidnapped by a man she met at the popular Poop Deck bar. The victim told police the suspect agreed to give her ride to her hotel Sunday night after they left the bar. She said she began to fear for her safety after he allegedly made sexual advances toward her and refused to let her out of the car. "She continued to ask him to stop the car, let her out of the vehicle, said Sgt. Joshua Schirard with the Galveston Police Department. " He refused to do so and he continued to head out west." As he drove more than 20 miles away from the hotel toward the West End, the woman managed to jump out of the car and run to a house on Intrepid Lane.The woman identified Eric Veazie-Gilmore, 32, as the man who kidnapped her.

Child rape shocker: Girl, 10, alleged victim of (black) Level 3 sex offenderA Level 3 sex offender with numerous aliases and an enormous rap sheet is accused of brutally raping a 10-year-old girl when he was supposed to be driving her to a youth summer program, according to court documents. Erroll Foreman, also known as “Bam,” picked up the child from her aunt’s home, and police said he forcibly raped her before dropping her off at the Boston-based youth program last Thursday. “The victim also disclosed … that ‘Bam’ had grabbed her (chest) and also threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone what happened,” according to a police report. The girl reported the crime to the program director, and police began investigating.

Level 2 Sex Offender Arrested at MBTA StationTransit police arrested a Level 2 sex offender Monday after the man allegedly tried to enter Ruggles station without paying a fare. Transit Police said Willie Butler, 53, of Boston tried to evade paying a fare by following, or “piggybacking,” behind a paying patron at about 5:45 p.m. Monday. As officers issued Butler a citation, they discovered his sex offender status. The officers also discovered that he had a warrant for his arrest issued by Stoughton District Court for failing to register as a sex offender. Butler was arrested and taken into custody.

Black man arrested for exposing himself to womenPUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. - A Putnam County man accused of exposing himself to women is now behind bars. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested 26-year-old Deveon Brown for violation of probation after he exposed himself to multiple females over a period of several days. Brown was previously arrested for similar incidents in 2007, 2010 and 2011.

Black teen pleads guilty to to kidnapping, carjacking - locking black woman, 89, in trunk for two daysOne of two teenage girls charged with forcing an elderly woman, Margaret. E. Smith, into a car's trunk and caging her there for nearly two days has pleaded guilty to three felony crimes. Junia McDonald, 15, of Milford pleaded guilty to first-degree carjacking, first-degree kidnapping and second-degree conspiracy to commit a felony, court records show. Prosecutors dropped a robbery charge and two other conspiracy counts as she entered the guilty pleas. A judge deferred sentencing her until September. McDonald and another young defendant, Jackeline Perez, 17, of Milford, were charged with kidnapping Smith after the now 90-year-old woman gave them a ride from a Milford convenience store around noon on March 18, 2013. Although Smith willingly let them in the car at first, police said, both girls allegedly stole her keys and shoved her into the trunk of her Buick, then commandeered the car for themselves. Two male defendants already have been found guilty of crimes for their roles in Smith's ordeal. Phillip L. Brewer, 18, of Bridgeville pleaded guilty to several counts early on and agreed to testify against his co-defendants. Another man, Rondaiges Harper, 18, of Bridgeville pleaded not guilty but was convicted of kidnapping, carjacking, and two counts of conspiracy by a jury after a trial this summer. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison on July 25, and is appealing the sentence.

Black man charged with attacking off-duty officerST. PAUL, Minn. - A Hudson, Wisconsin man is charged with threatening a police officer and attacking him to steal his gun. The charges stem from an incident that took place August 2 inside the Super America store on Seventh Street East in St. Paul. St. Paul Police Sergeant James Gray was working off-duty when a man entered and asked Gray to take him to jail. That man was later identified as 48-year-old Anthony Michael Nickson. Nickson again told the Sergeant to take him to jail, and Gray told him to call a friend or go to the Union Gospel Mission. The sergeant noticed that the suspect wasn't making eye contact, but staring at his gun. Nickson allegedly told the officer he was going to take the gun. At that point Sergeant Gray radioed for backup, which caused the suspect to lunge at him and grab for the gun. Nickson, an estimated 6 feet 4 inches tall and well over 300 pounds, began wrestling with the officer He lost his radio during the fracas,and an employee picked it up and started screaming for help. Backup arrived and three officers were able to take the suspect to the ground. One of them had to strike Nickson in the face and knock him out to subdue him.

Del. Police Searching For Suspect Who Allegedly Assaulted Woman, Slapped Child In The Face During Home InvasionLONG NECK, Del. – Two suspects — one who is still wanted — reportedly broke into the Delaware home of an acquaintance and assaulted the woman before slapping her child across the face, police say. The home invasion happened on Friday, July 11th around 10 p.m., when Erica Jones, 23, and Niesha N. Bland, 20, broke into the residence brandishing a large pipe. The two women are then accused of tackling the 32-year-old female resident of the home and assaulting her. Before leaving the house, the suspects allegedly slapped the victim’s two-year-old son across the face and then used the pipe to smash the front windshield of a 56-year-old male’s car.

Shreveport police nab one suspect in hotel robberySHREVEPORT, LA - Thanks to a tip to Crime Stoppers one of three men wanted for allegedly attacking and robbing a man in a hotel parking lot is now behind bars. Isaiah Childs, 17 of the 6500 block of Clift Avenue in Shreveport, was arrested by Shreveport police on Monday. He's charged with one count of second degree robbery.

Police: Drunk driver who killed motorcyclist is illegal immigrant
HOLLAND, Mich. -- Holland police believe a drunk driver caused a head-on crash that killed a motorcyclist Sunday night. The crash happened around 9 p.m. on 32nd St. near Apple Ave. Investigators say the eastbound SUV crossed the center line hitting the motorcycle. The motorcyclist is identified as David Achterhof, 57, of Holland. Two passengers in the SUV ran from the scene of the crash, but officers caught them a short time later. The three occupants are all in custody at the Holland Department of Public Safety and being held for Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a result of their immigration status.

Marlin detective on administrative leave after Facebook rant
A Marlin police detective is under investigation and has been put on administrative leave after allegedly posting a rant on Facebook, Marlin Police Chief Darrell Allen said Monday. A post on Marlin detective Rob Douglas’ Facebook page centered around how it frustrates him to go grocery shopping at the first of the month with people who receive public assistance or food stamps but who may have tattoos or expensive tire rims on their vehicles.

Police: Maggie Daniels died by strangulation NEWTON Maggie Daniels, a Newton high school counselor, died by strangulation after a struggle inside her apartment, Newton Police Chief Donald Brown II said during a news conference Monday. And public records indicate the man accused of killing her had an extensive arrest record, including two dismissed cases of choking other women. Sharman Howard Odom, 34, was arrested Saturday and charged in connection with Daniels’ death. Her body was found June 28. “It does appear that there was a struggle in her apartment,” Brown said Monday during the news conference. “The motive for her murder has not yet been determined. We have several solid theories that I cannot speak of at this time.” Brown said autopsy results show that she was strangled. Brown said Sunday that Daniels probably did not know Odom, even though they lived only 100 yards from each other in the same apartment complex. After Odom’s appearance, Sharman Odom’s mother tried to knock the microphones out of the hands of a Channel 9 reporter and assaulted two photographers, the station reported. The Channel 9 reporter and photographer were not injured, but another photographer received a cut on his face, WSOC-TV reported. Newton police said Odom’s mother will face three assault charges, according to Channel 9. - (Black-on-white)

Smirking dredlocked black arrested in the case of slain (White) teacher Maggie DanielsSharman Odom didn't answer any questions as police took him to jail Saturday, but he had a smile on his face the whole time. He's accused of killing Maggie Daniels. Her body was found in her apartment five weeks ago. Police still aren't saying how she died. Odom lived near her, in the same complex in apartment 52. Police served three search warrants a week ago.Surveillance video shows them moving in. Sources say DNA results from that search led to the arrest of Odom, who apparently skipped town last night when police went after him. He was taken into custody in Winston-Salem. Odom is expected in court on Monday for a first appearance before a judge. The body of Maggie Daniels was found in her Apartment on June 28th. - (Black-on-white)

Police: Suspect in Maggie Daniels' homicide arrested
Odom wouldn’t respond to any questions yet had a large smirk on his face when asked about Daniels and her death.
According to court documents, Odom was arrested in Mecklenburg County for 2nd degree rape and assault by strangulation.

3 Blacks Charged In Connection With Shooting Death Of White College Student In West OrangeNEWARK, N.J. – A double-murder suspect from Washington state and two teenagers have been charged in the fatal shooting of a college student in West Orange. Essex County prosecutors announced Monday that 29-year-old Ali Muhammad Brown, of Seattle, and two West Orange men — 19-year-old Jeremy Villagran and 18-year-old Eric Williams — were charged in the death of 19-year-old Brendan Tevlin. The Livingston resident, who had just completed his first year at the University of Richmond, was found in his family’s Jeep parked at a West Orange apartment building. - (Black-on-white)

Plea bargains announced in motel capital murder caseTYLER -- Smith County prosecutors announced Monday that they were close to resolving a four defendant capital murder case. Michael Browning, Lawrence Murphy, Jr., Darian Pilkinton and Broderick Smith are all accused of killing 26-year-old Wesley Lester at Tyler's American Inn Motel during the early morning hours of Saturday, June 15, 2013. Surveillance video revealed four men approaching the motel that morning. Two of them went inside room 218 to kill Lester while the other two acted as lookouts. Browning, Lawrence, Murphy and Smith were later identified by Tyler police as the men from the video. Arrest affidavits in the case indicated that police believed Pilkinton was the one who shot Lester. Those same documents revealed police suspicions that the murder happened in the course of the four men attempting to rob Lester of a sizable supply of illegal drugs. - (Black-on-white)

Weekend Tyler Murder Stems from Drug Deal
Surveillance video obtained from the motel indicates that four black males walked onto the motel property and went to the victim’s room. Two suspects entered Lester’s room while the two other suspects remained outside as lookouts. Investigators determined that Lester and two other subjects were in the room at the time of the shooting. After gunfire erupted and Lester was shot, all four suspects ran from the scene towards West Erwin Street.

Kansas County Braces For Cost Of (Interracial black-on-white) Capital Murder Trial
OSWEGO, Kan. -- Officials in a southeast Kansas county are preparing to add about $150,000 to the 2015 budget to cover the likely expenses of a capital murder trial. David C. Bennett Jr. is charged in Labette County with multiple counts in the killings of Cami Umbarger and her three children in Parsons last Nov. 25. The Parsons Sun reports the Kansas attorney general's office is prosecuting the case, but Labette County must pay for juror fees, witness travel, jury summonses and printing and mailing jury questionnaires. If the jury is sequestered during the trial, the expenses could be even higher. The County Commission was told at a recent meeting the county's total costs could reach $350,000 or more, but some of those expenses probably wouldn't be incurred until 2016.

(Black boyfriend) Suspect captured in slaying of white mom, 3 (mixed-race) children - Nov 26, 2013PARSONS, KS - The bodies of a mother and her three children were found slain inside their Parsons home Tuesday, and a suspect has been captured after a manhunt for him. David Cornell Bennett Jr., 22, of Cherryvale, KS, was taken into custody Cami Umbarger, 29, and her children were found (dead). The children were 9-year-old-Hollie Betts, 6-year-old Jaxon Betts and 4-year-old Averie Betts. Umbarger's co-workers at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home said they became alarmed when she failed to show up for work on Monday morning. She was a nurse at the facility. After co-workers called police, officers made the grisly discovery. A friend of Umbarger's said that she met Bennett in a bar. A candlelight vigil is planned. On Halloween, a 22-year-old man had been arrested for threatening murder-suicide on Facebook. That man was apparently Bennett. He was taken into custody and underwent a mental evaluation after posting the message. Bennett was found by police at a motel. He was arrested without incident. Funeral services are planned Monday for Umbarger and her three young children. - (Black-on-white)

Man arrested in death of businessman at poker gameStafford police arrested one person in the fatal shooting of a Fort Bend County businessman at a poker game and are continuing to search for others. On Thursday, they announced the capture of Eric Norris, 25, as the prime suspect in the July 17 slaying of Donald Leonetti during a robbery at the high-stakes game. Leonetti, 45, owned a Missouri City graphics company and was known as the "King of Shirts" because of the T-shirts he designed to honor local sports teams. On the night of his death, Leonetti joined about a dozen friends for a invitation-only poker game. Leonetti previously had hosted the games at his business where weekly Bible study groups also met. About 8 p.m., two masked men armed with rifles forced their way into the room through a back door. Stafford police said Leonetti was shot to death after he walked in while the robbery was in progress. - (Black-on-white)

1 black arrested, 1 black at large after bank robbery, carjacking of White man in NashvilleNASHVILLE, Tenn. - One person has been arrested and another is on the loose after a bank robbery in south Nashville and a carjacking at a gas station. Authorities are looking for 26-year-old convicted felon, Kershawn Globe. Officials said at 11:20 a.m. Saturday morning he walked into the Fifth Third Bank on 47 East Thompson Lane. He was reportedly wearing a mask and carrying a gun when he told a teller to put money in a pillowcase. He then fled the scene. Officers used K-9 units to track him to an address on Elissa Drive, but Globe took off on foot. After searching the home, officials found the stolen money and a nine millimeter pistol. At 12:05 p.m., Globe went to the Shell Gas Station on 1631 Elm Hill Pike where he reportedly carjacked Dennis Garlangerat. Garlangerat said he was inside the store getting slushies with his two grandchildren when Globe approached him. "Then he said, 'Give me the keys, give me the blank keys. I gotta gun,' and I looked at him and he said, 'Otherwise, I'm going to kill the blank kids.' So, I gave him the keys to my car." Globe drove the stolen Ford Windstar van to Two Rivers Parkway where he pulled over and approached Sharon Begley and her friend as they were getting out of their vehicle to look at a house. The suspect asked to use their cell phone and they complied. "We had a very uneasy feeling and didn't know if he had a gun or not. So, we didn't want to chance saying no to him and him pulling a gun or something like that," explained Begley. She said Globe took off with the phone. They got into their car and followed him to Two Rivers Park where they blocked the entrance and called 911. Shortly after, he abandoned the stolen van and was picked up by a woman driving a silver Toyota Corolla. The van was still rolling and was headed in the direction of children playing in the park. Begley and her friend rammed their car into the van to stop it from moving. No one was hurt. Later Saturday evening, police arrested Globe’s accused accomplice, 46-year-old Darrin Caver, near the intersection of Glastonbury Road and Briley Parkway. - (Black-on-white)

2 face charges in Kzoo shooting, homicideKALAMAZOO, Mich. — The man accused in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old in Kalamazoo last week has been formally charged, and another man also faces charges in connection to the incident. DaQuan Pritchett, 18, was arraigned Monday afternoon on open murder and weapons charges in the homicide of Christopher Lee Adams. Additionally, Tyler Bishop was charged with three counts of assault with intent to commit murder in connection to the incident. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on Mount Olivet Street. Authorities say shots were fired after a drug deal gone bad. Bishop and Adams allegedly sold marijuana to Pritchett, who apparently used counterfeit money, according to authorities. Shots were fired later when the groups came together again. Adams was shot, and later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Dallas Police Look For (Black) Capital Murder SuspectDALLAS – Dallas Police are looking for a suspect in connection with a July 9, 2014 murder. A capital murder warrant has been issued for Romon Mitchell Jr. Mitchell is suspected to be involved with Elena Shea’s murder. Shea was killed at 2030 W. Northwest Highway during a robbery. - (Black-on-white)

Police identify victims in Dallas motel shooting
Dallas police are looking for a suspect who shot a man and woman outside a North Dallas motel. (white) Elena Shea, 25, and (black) Christopher Whitley, 39, were arguing with a (black) man at the Royal Inn in North Dallas when the man shot them and fled the scene. Shea died en route to Parkland Memorial Hospital. Whitley is currently there in critical condition.

White man wrongly imprisoned for rape-murder of White woman by black - seeks millions from stateHARTFORD, Conn. — A man cleared of murder and rape charges after being locked up for two decades made an emotional appeal for millions of dollars in compensation on Tuesday, telling the state claims commissioner about the fear he endured in prison. Kenneth Ireland was imprisoned at the age of 18 and released in 2009 at age 39 after DNA tests proved that another man fatally beat a mother of four in 1986. He's seeking $5.4 million to $8 million under Connecticut's wrongful incarceration law. "You never think this is going to happen to you, especially in America," Ireland said during his nearly two-hour appearance. "I figured there was an error being made and that they'd figure this out and it would go away." He described the terror he felt as a 20-year-old man heading to a maximum security prison notorious for gang violence. "I was in absolute turmoil. I was telling anybody who would listen there's been a mistake made, I didn't do this. I'm innocent," he said. "I couldn't get anyone to listen to me." Ireland said his ordeal began when he was 17 and was called to the Wallingford police station to answer questions about the drowning death of a friend a year earlier. Police soon began questioning Ireland about the beating death of 30-year-old Barbara Pelkey.

U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson Upholds Conversion Therapy BanFor the second time in nine months, a federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's ban on gay conversion therapy. The ruling filed Thursday by U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson rejected the claims of a New Jersey couple who said their constitutional rights were being violated because the law prevents them from seeking treatment for their 15-year-old son.

U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson Rules Santeria is Recognized ReligionNJ Law Journal--A priest of Santeria—an Afro-Caribbean religion that requires animal sacrifice—can claim his arrest on animal cruelty charges violates the federal constitution, federal judge has ruled in a case of first impression in the Third Circuit. Ruling on a motion to dismiss a civil rights suit, U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson in Trenton upheld claims of violation of free exercise of religion, as well as of illegal search and seizure, and found that an animal-protection officer who investigated the sacrifices is not entitled to immunity. U.S. Supreme Court precedent "not only establishes the legitimacy of the Santeria faith, but also its unique practice relating to the ritualistic sacrifice of certain animals," Wolfson said Tuesday in Badillo v. Amato.

America's "Evolving" Look: Census Shows White Deaths Outpace Births
For the second year in a row, the number of non-Hispanic white deaths in 2013 outweighed the number of white births, signaling an increasingly older and diversified American public. It is a trend that’s likely to continue for a while, as traditionally minority groups become the majority of the U.S. population. - (Drudge link)